ahirika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ahirika (infinitive kuahirika)

1. Stative form of -ahiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ahirika
Positive present -naahirika Subjunctive -ahirike Negative -ahiriki Imperative singular ahirika
Infinitives
Positive kuahirika Negative kutoahirika
Imperatives
Singular ahirika Plural ahirikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huahirika Positive past positive subject concord + -liahirika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuahirika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahirika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaahirika/naahirika tunaahirika 2nd person unaahirika mnaahirika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaahirika wanaahirika other classes positive subject concord + -naahirika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahiriki) Singular Plural 1st person siahiriki hatuahiriki 2nd person huahiriki hamwahiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haahiriki hawaahiriki other classes negative subject concord + -ahiriki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taahirika Negative future negative subject concord + -taahirika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahirike) Singular Plural 1st person niahirike tuahirike 2nd person uahirike mwahirike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahirike waahirike other classes positive subject concord + -ahirike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siahirike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeahirika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeahirika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliahirika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliahirika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahirika) Singular Plural 1st person naahirika twaahirika 2nd person waahirika mwaahirika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahirika waahirika m-mi(III/IV) waahirika yaahirika ji-ma(V/VI) laahirika yaahirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaahirika vyaahirika n(IX/X) yaahirika zaahirika u(XI) waahirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaahirika pa(XVI) paahirika mu(XVIII) mwaahirika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meahirika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaahirika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaahirika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiahirika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoahirika Consecutive kaahirika / positive subject concord + -kaahirika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaahirike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niahirika -tuahirika 2nd person -kuahirika -waahirika/-kuahirikeni/-waahirikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwahirika -waahirika m-mi(III/IV) -uahirika -iahirika ji-ma(V/VI) -liahirika -yaahirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiahirika -viahirika n(IX/X) -iahirika -ziahirika u(XI) -uahirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuahirika pa(XVI) -paahirika mu(XVIII) -muahirika Reflexive -jiahirika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahirika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ahirikaye -ahirikao m-mi(III/IV) -ahirikao -ahirikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ahirikalo -ahirikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ahirikacho -ahirikavyo n(IX/X) -ahirikayo -ahirikazo u(XI) -ahirikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ahirikako pa(XVI) -ahirikapo mu(XVIII) -ahirikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahirika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeahirika -oahirika m-mi(III/IV) -oahirika -yoahirika ji-ma(V/VI) -loahirika -yoahirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choahirika -vyoahirika n(IX/X) -yoahirika -zoahirika u(XI) -oahirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koahirika pa(XVI) -poahirika mu(XVIII) -moahirika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.